Military ends operation against Assad loyalists

"Relative calm followed Assad's ousting, but violence has spiralled recently as forces linked to the new Islamist rulers ...
Alawites, a Shia sect, ruled Syria for decades under the Assads. Now, after Bashar al-Assad's fall, they face violence as ...
Syria: Clashes between new security forces and Assad loyalists erupted on Thursday in the Alawite heartland, escalating into ...
The sect has its roots in Shia Islam. The word Alawite means “follower of Ali,” the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet ...
Violence is flaring across parts of western Syria, as forces of the self-styled Syrian transitional government have clashed with Alawite militias and ...
Nearly 1,500 people, mostly Alawite civilians, have been killed by security forces in just a few days, throwing into question ...
While Alawites are generally considered an offshoot of Shia Islam, their beliefs and practices are far more complex ...
Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa forms committees to investigate the recent waves of violence between security ...